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Punctuation. Mrs. Crystal Hurd NSTCC. Period. Periods end a sentence and appear after abbreviations. Kelly went to the store . Dr. Kim is out of the office. Question Mark. Question marks appear at the end of a question. Where is my CD? If I call Andrea, will she do the chores for me?.
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Punctuation Mrs. Crystal Hurd NSTCC
Period Periods end a sentence and appear after abbreviations. Kelly went to the store. Dr. Kim is out of the office.
Question Mark Question marks appear at the end of a question. Where is my CD? • If I call Andrea, will she do the chores for me?
Comma • Commas show a pause, surround relative clauses that add information, separate a series, or show direct quotation. However, she went to the party anyway. The agency, created in 1989, helps those less fortunate. He brought chips, dip, and paper plates. Andrew asked, “Can we watch the movie again?”
Apostrophe Apostrophes show ownership or possession and when letters were omitted in a contraction. That is Ken’s car. When the noun is PLURAL, the apostrophe goes AFTER the –s The planes’ hangars were occupied. You can’t call her until 8 a.m. Cannot = can’t (apostrophe replaces the o)
Quotation Mark Quotation Marks surround a comment spoken directly. “I will go to the park later,” said Marsha “No, I didn’t get to call him back.”
Colon Colons introduce a long quote or a list. We are bringing the following people to the concert: Kayla, Chris, Marsha, Lilly, Eric, Derek, and Lisa. Science is an increasingly important topic: “Science education is playing an important role is preparing our doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.”
Semicolon Semicolons join independent clauses (sentences) that are related and lists that already have commas. The notebook was lost in the cafeteria; chaos usually leads to lost property during lunch. The three biggest cities in Canada are Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Vancouver, B.C.
Dash A dash summarizes the idea of a sentence, adds information, or shows an interruption in speaking. Mild, wet, and cloudy - these are the characteristics of weather in Vancouver. The children - Pierre, Laura, and Ashley - went to the store. The woman said, "I want to ask - " when the earthquake began to shake the room.
Hyphen Hypens join two words together to form one idea, join prefixes to words, and express compound numbers. Sweet-smelling Non-fat Twenty-three Seventy-four
Practice Where is Keith Rain is expected today I dont like to ski However she came anyway The Dodgers actually won the world series Mary asked, Why dont we draw names There are twentythree students in the class
Answers! Where is Keith?Question mark Rain is expected today.Period I don’t like to ski.Apostrophe, comma However, she came anyway.Comma, period The Dodgers actually won the world series! Exclamation point Mary asked, “Why don’t we draw names?” Quotation marks, apostrophe, question mark There are twenty-three students in the class. Hypen, period